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A tern applied to the twelve houses, or parts, of the zodiac of the primum mobile, to distinguish them from the twelve signs; also, any one of the twelve signs of the zodiac.

of Delve. [Obs.] Chaucer.

of Delve. [Obs.] Rom. of R.

To divide, as the heavens, into twelve houses. See House, in astrological sense. [Obs.]

One of the twelve peers of France, companions of Charlemagne in war. [Written also douzepere.] [Obs.] Big-looking like a doughty doucepere. Spenser.

with pubescence or soft hairs. "A downy feather." Shak. Plants that . . . have downy or velvet rind upon their leaves. Bacon.

A collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve; with or without of before the substantive which follows. "Some six or seven dozen of Scots." "A dozen of shirts to your back." "A dozen sons." "Half a dozen friends." Shak.

float a ship, or the depth a ship sinks in water, especially when laden; as, a ship of twelve feet draught.

y distillations, may be drawn out of vegetable juices, which shall flame and fume of themselves. Cheyne. Until you had drawn oaths from him. Shak.

A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.

A cupboard or set of shelves to receive dishes and cooking utensils. The pewter plates on the dresser Caught and reflected the flame, as shields of armies the sunshine. Longfellow.

When made up in dribblets, as they could, their best securities were at an interest of twelve per cent. Burke.

nite compounds are binary in their nature, and consist of two distinct constituents, themselves simple or complex, and possessed of opposite chemical or electrical affinities.

another; a lift for dishes, etc.; also, a piece of furniture with movable or revolving shelves.

but partly those of the Quakers; -- called also Tunkers, Dunkards, Dippers, and, by themselves, Brethren, and German Baptists.

Consisting of twelve years. [R.] Ash.

Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale of twelves. -- Du`o*dec"i*mal*ly, adv.

Divided into twelve parts.

Having twelve leaves to a sheet; as, a duodecimo from, book, leaf, size, etc.

Consisting of twelves. Arbuthnot.